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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 3H,516, dated June29, 1886.

Application filed August 5, 1885.

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Oscar: Bononunr, of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Stamls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved stand for exhibiting ladies and gentlemcns gill ments.

The object of this invention is to provide a garment-stand that is capable ofbeing adjusted to varioussized garments, and that readily adapts itself to the peculiarities of the different garments exhibited. The stand comprises four sections proper, thatare adj ustably connected to a revolving stand, allbeing fully described hereinafter, and finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figu rel represents a front elevation; Fig. 2, a side elevation of my improved garment-stand. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line w 00, Fig. 1, drawn on a larger scale. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section of the waist-adj usting mechanism on the line 3 y, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 isa perspective view of an intermediate slide-piece, showing one of the slides attached thereto as partly broken away; and Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the tubular socket in connection with the adjustable supporting-rod.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A in the drawings represents the vertical supportingstandard of my improved garmentstand; B, a tubularsocketin which saidstandard is adaptedto slide. Acoupling,B,conneets said standard and socket, and the latteris rigidly secured to asuitable base. The standard A can be adjusted higher or 1owerinthetubular socket B by means of a set-screw, -3*, so that the stand can be adjusted to any length of garment to be exhibited thereon. The standard can also be turned axially in the s0cket,so as to permit the turning of the garment-stand into any position for exhibiting the garment.

v The coupling B,which connects the socket B and standard A, is provided with a screw, 0, near its lower end, which is adapted to work within an annulargroove of the tubular-socket B, allowing thereby circular motion of the standard A,while at the same time effectually connecting the socket and standard.

Serial No. li3,5f-3. (NomodcL) The garment-stand proper is made ofiutersecting wires and sheet metal bands, and formed of four sections, each section comprising an upper and lower section, marked Oand 7, respectively: The upper sections are stiffened by a sectional l1OGl l){Ll1(l,(t, whilethelower sections are re enforced by a sectional waistband, I), and skirt-band d, of quadrautal shape. The neckband-seetions a are connected at the front, side and rear edges of the bust-sections C to the waistband-sections I) by stays a a? a. The waistbandsections b are also connected at the front, side, and rearedges to thcskirt-baml sections d by stays I) If I). Each neckbaud, waistband, and skirt-baud section a, I), and d is provided with an iuwardly-extendingslidepiece 0, which is riveted, soldered, or otherwise attached to the neck,waist, or skirt band section. These pieces arc provided at their free ends with downwardly-projecting guideflanges c", and centrally of their length with upwardlyextending llanges c, adaptedto contain suitable locking devices, a, comprisinga hook-shaped device attached to the upwardlyextending flanges c"oftheslide-picces 0. Each slide-piecec is adjustable, and guided upon a W-shaped slide-piece, c, that is intermediately disposed between the slide-pieces c and the laterally-extending guide-arms f of the standard A. The intermediate slidepiece 0 comprises three arms, marked 71, h, and/r, respectively, the central one, marked h, being provided with a guide-flange, c and locking device f for adjusting said slide-piece upon the arms f. The arms hand lfiaresimply provided with openings j, which are engaged by thelocking devices 6- of the slide-pieces e. The intermediate slide-pieces, c, are guided by means of their flanges 0 upon the armsf, that extend diametrically from the standard A, said horizontal arms f being also provided with holes f, which are engaged by the hinged catches f of the intermediate slidepieces, e, The horizontal arms f of the waist and skirt bands I) and d are attached to sleevesfflwhich are capable of adjustment by means of setscrews It on the standard A, as shown in Fig. at. The arrangementof theintermediateslidepieces,c,has the advantage that not only each section 0 may be individually adjusted in radial direction on the slide-pieces e at the IOC ,neck, waist, and skirt band, but also that an adjoining front and rear section may be ad- 4 justed together in lateral direction by means of the intermediate slide-pieces, 6.

By means of the lateral shifting,garments of various sizes may be exhibited upon the stand, while by means of the radial shifting of the respective sections the standmay be adjusted to conform to the peculiar shape of the various garments exhibited. The section 0 of the stand can thus be adj nsted for garments of any size, and also for waists of round or oval shape, as required. The bust-sections of the stand may also be adjusted higher or lower on the waistbandscctionsb by means of clamping-screws g, along which thelower slotted end of the front, side, and rear stays a, a, and a, of the bustsections are adjusted. When the proper adjustmentof the bust-section'has been made, the screws 9 g are turned so as to rigidly retain the stays a, a and a in position on the waistband-sections b b.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. The combination of an upright standard having horizontal guide-arms, intermediate slide-pieces guided on said horizontal arms, locking devices for connecting the slide-pieces to said arms, standsections having quadrantal neck, waist, and skirt band sections provided with radial slide-pieces, and locking devices for attaching the radial slide'pieces to the intermediate slide-pieces, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of thesupporting-standard having horizontal arms, intermediate slidepieces on said arms, locking devices for conmeeting said slide-pieces to said arms, and stand-sections having sectional neck, waist, and skirt bands provided with radial slidepieces fixed to the bands, and locking devices for adjusting the radial slide-pieces on the intermediate slidepieces, each intermediate slide-piece supporting two adjoining standsections, soas to permit the adjustment of the same singly or in pairs, substantially as set forth,

3. The combination of an upright supportingstandard having horizontal guide-arms, intermediate slide-pieces guided on said arms, hinged catches engaging holes in said arms, garment-supporting sections formed of intersecting wires, sectional neck, waist, and skirt bands and con'necti ng-stays, radial slide-pieces attached to the neck, waist, and skirt bands, and catches hinged to the radial slide-pieces, and adapted to engage holes of the intermediate slide-pieces, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of the bust-sections having front, side, and rear stays, with slotted lower ends, with sectional neck and waist bands, said waistbands having clampingscrews for adjusting the slotted ends of the stays of the bust-sections on the waistband, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OSCAR BOROHERT.

Witnesses:

CARL KARP, SIDNEY MANN. 

